Service difficulty report · Web · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 9, 2006
Submitted
December 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N198UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28716
Aircraft time
38,276 hours, 4,716 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Web
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fwd Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FWD CARGO DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ELECTRICALLY OR MANUAL. FOUND BOTH FWD AND AFT PULL IN HOOK PUSH RODS SHEARED AND FWD T-STIFFENER, WEB AND WEB DOUBLER DAMAGED WHERE PUSH ROD GOES THROUGH IT. REMOVED DAMAGED "T" ANGLE, WEB, AND PUSHRODS. MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT T-CHORD. NEW PUSHRODS INSTALLED. DOOR LINER REINSTALLED. CARGO DOOR NOW OPERATES CORRECTLY IN BOTH MODES.